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Senior GNC Engineer, Propulsive Controls

Impulse Space
Redondo Beach, USA
Full-time
Senior Level
Onsite
USD 150000-200000 yearly
Discovered 1 months ago

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Responsibilities

  • Design, analyze, and tune robust flight control algorithms for spacecraft: large upper stages and landers.
  • Generate stability analyses and control verification data for Impulse’s suite of propulsive missions.
  • Participate in GNC software development: both flight code and simulation.
  • Mentor other engineers and define the best practices for rocket vehicle control systems.
  • Create tools to be used for all flight vehicle GNC systems, enabling missions to be realized quickly.
  • Utilize SITL and HITL environments to evaluate vehicle performance and verify flight software implementations
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative, resourceful solutions.
  • Communicate design needs, intent, and capability to the broader engineering team.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or related for science.
  • 7+ years of experience in propulsive vehicle control design and analysis.
  • Proficiency in Matlab and C++.

Preferred Skills And Experience

  • Capable of performing control analysis in time and frequency domains.
  • Familiarity with propulsion, vehicle, and GNC design processes from concept, through design reviews and implementation.
  • Prior experience in upper stage or lander control.
  • Prior experience with TVCA, RCS, and slosh modeling.
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment.

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